History
This is the ancient Temple Of Maa Bhagwati ChinnaMasta Devi. Pandit mai das, a devoted brahmin from patiala riyasat, was a famous devotee Of Maa ChinnaMasta. One day, She Gave him Her Darshan. The place was called chhaproh, but since Maa Appeared And Relieved pandit mai das Of all his worries, the place became popular as chintpurni — meaning “She Who Removes all anxieties.”
His descendants still live in chintpurni and perform prayers and puja at The Chintpurni Temple to this day. They are the official priests of The Temple.
According to shakta tradition, lord vishnu severed The Sacred Body Of Maa Sati Into 51 Pieces to stop lord shiva’s tandava. The Head (Mastaka) Of Maa Sati Fell Here, Making this one of the most important Of The 51 Shakti Peethas.
lord shiva — as rudra mahadev — guards and protects Maa ChinnaMastika In all four directions. This is reinforced by four shiva temples surrounding The Temple: muchkund mahadev in the north, shiva bari in the south, kaleshwar mahadev in the east, and narayhana mahadev in the west.
The Central Icon Of Maa Is In The Form Of A Pindi — a sacred round stone — That Symbolises The Divine Feet Of The Goddess. The Mother Figure Worshipped Here Is Called Maa Chandi.
Location
- Village/town: chintpurni (formerly chhaproh)
- Mountain range: highest peak of the sola singhi mountain range
- Tehsil: amb
- District: una
- State: himachal pradesh
- Pin code: 177110
- Coordinates: 31.8084° n, 76.1029° e
- Elevation: approx. 977 metres (3,200 feet) above sea level
- Distance from una town: approx. 40 km north
- Distance from dharamshala: approx. 75 km
- Nearest railway station: hoshiarpur railway station (punjab) — approx. 43 km; amb andaura station — approx. 20 km
- Nearest airport: gaggal airport (kangra district) — approx. 60 km
- Nearby cities: una (approx. 40 km), hoshiarpur (approx. 43 km), chandigarh (approx. 130 km), delhi (approx. 450 km)
How To Reach
By air: the nearest airport is gaggal airport in kangra district, approximately 60 km away. From kangra, hire a taxi directly to chintpurni.
By train: the nearest railway station is hoshiarpur in punjab, approximately 43 km away. From hoshiarpur, take a taxi or bus to chintpurni. amb andaura station is even closer at approximately 20 km.
By road: state transport bus services are available from punjab, haryana, jammu & kashmir, rajasthan, uttarakhand, and delhi. The Temple is 3 km west of bharwain, which lies on the mubarkpur–dehra–kangra–dharamshala road.
From delhi: take nh-44 towards chandigarh, then proceed via una to chintpurni — approximately 450 km, around 8–9 hours by road.